In the early sixties, he performed and recorded with several bands including Carter Lewis And The Southerners and Neil Christian and the Crusaders. His first taste of success came with an early session (in 1963) that reached #1, "Diamonds" by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, featuring Page on the guitar.

    In a rare hand-written letter in 1963, sent just after this single peaked, Page expressed his excitement. "I was lucky enough to play backing guitar (on "Diamonds"), the ex-Shadows Jet Harris And Tony Meehan. You can understand how knocked out I was when it made #1 position," writes Jimmy Page.

    Soon after, Page became one of the hottest session guitarists in the U.K., turning down an offer to join the Yardbirds after Clapton left. Of course he later joined the Yardbirds in 1966 in a brief guitar super-group with Jeff Beck and taking over lead guitar spot until the group's demise in 1968 would bring unparalleled success. Through Zep, Page could unleash his playing and song writing in a variety of styles: blues, folk, Indian, etc., but the magic of Led Zeppelin created an unimaginable chemistry of it's own.

    Page has inspired countless others around the world and has helped create some of the greatest music of all time.

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